I brine in bagsReynolds (Aluminum) makes two sizes of their oven bagsthe regular bag is for up to a pretty good sized roast or a chickenthe turkey bag is for a turkey up to 24#THEY ARE CHEAP! with the Ziplok bags & foil in all grocery storesthen i put the brining object in a pan in case the bag leaksthis way I don't have to rearrange my fridge / shelvesand if it's a bird it goes in the bag breast side downthen squeeze out as much air as possible and tie it up tightfor smaller batches, and to marinade I use produce bags and, a pan under it to catch a leaksometimes i double bag with the produce bags..and i like to add orange juice to my brine recipe, along with other stuff this is a bone on turkey breast, brined breast side downcooked on the OldSmokey